Ronaldo conceded on Sunday morning that his speculation about his future was ill-timed and inconsiderate to his teammates: “Maybe it wasn’t the perfect timing to talk about personal things. Maybe I’ve made a mistake or not. It takes away from a beautiful, historic moment for us that is winning three Champions Leagues in a row, obviously it is a special moment.

“A player’s personal things aren’t the most important thing now, it might have been taken out of context but maybe I shouldn’t have said what I said. But when you are honest, sometimes you say things that you don’t mean to, but it’s something that’s been a long time coming.”

He later told the crowd assembled in the Bernabéu, in an apparent change of heart: “See you next year!

“I feel proud to play for the biggest club in the world.I’m very comfortable here. With these players it’s impossible not to win.”

A Ronaldo u-turn from the night before

He told BeIN Sports after the match: “Now we have to enjoy this moment. In the next few days I will give an answer to the fans that have always been on my side. It was very nice to be at Real Madrid, in the coming days I will talk about it more.”

When asked if this meant he’d be leaving, he replied: “No, no. I’m going to enjoy this moment with my colleagues. In the next few days I will give an answer.

“We made history, that’s what we were looking for, the future of any player is not important, the important thing is that we made history.”

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